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Seasonal Changes in Dry Weight and Biochemical Composition of the Tissues of Sexually Mature and Immature Iceland Scallops, Chlamys Islandica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

J. H. Sundet  and
O. Vahl
J. H. Sundet
Affiliation:
Institute of Fisheries, University of Tromso, N-9000 TromsB, Norway
O. Vahl
Affiliation:
Institute for Marine Biology, University of Bergen, N-5065 Blomsterdalen, Norway
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The Iceland scallop (Chlamys islandica) (O. F. Müller) has its main distribution within the subarctic transitional zone where it is found on gravel or sandy bottoms at depths ranging from 10–100 m and usually in places with strong currents (Ekman, 1953; Wiborg, 1962).

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 61 , Issue 4 , November 1981 , pp. 1001 - 1010
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1981

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